The predictive diagnostic value of serial daily bedside ultrasonography for severe dengue in Indonesian adults.

• Main Authors: Meta Michels (Author), Uun Sumardi (Author), Quirijn de Mast (Author), Hadi Jusuf (Author), Mita Puspita (Author), Intan Mauli Warma Dewi (Author), Sylvia Sinarta (Author), Bachti Alisjahbana (Author), André J A M van der Ven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BACKGROUND: Identification of dengue patients at risk for progressing to severe disease is difficult. Significant plasma leakage is a hallmark of severe dengue infection which can suddenly lead to hypovolemic shock around the time of defervescence. We hypothesized that the detection of subclinical p...